In the latest episode of @uxpodcast, @Beantin and I get some help from @laura to explain how Web3 is causing a ton of harm in the world.
Clean URLs from tracking content.
When you copy URLs to share with others they often contain tracking details (stuff after the question mark, known as "query string"). In most cases you can just delete all of that to remove the tracking, or use a free tool like this that does it for you:
URL Clean:
https://urlclean.com
I wrote a quick note on my blog about the "jovial" status message on Revue about using Oompa Loompas to do the work for them, while oblivious to the origin story of the Oompa Loompas in the first edition of Roald Dahl's book.
CW: Slavery
https://axbom.com/oompa-loompas-revue/
A quick update to let you know that Revue have now changed this status message in their service.
Happy to see companies listening and responding in a quick and efficient manner on these types of issues.
The new message reads:
"We'll start working on exporting your subscribers. We will send you an email once it's finished."
@kazarnowicz Very on point 😬 You’re right of course. As we have seen with the invasion of Ukraine, shock is rarely enough either. We can’t stop the evil when we have made ourselves dependent on its output. It’s all intertwined. I remember the shock of the Crimean Peninsula invasion in 2014. Not just by the action, but by the inaction. And then the world shrugged and carried on and countries decided to make themselves more dependent on the invader.
@SnerkRabbledauber Didn't realise when I shared it. I was able to see it. Will do a writeup later :)
@jensu Wow, interesting. I visited it before and had no problem reaching it. Now I also get the paywall. 🧐
⚠️ Oblivious cultural regression / racism
I'm exporting subscribers from Revue to move away from the platform. The message I get is:
"We'll set our Oompa Loompas to work on exporting your subscribers and they'll send you an email once they're finished."
Why is this phrasing a problem? Well, because in the original Roald Dahl book, the Oompa Loompas were black slave laborers imported from Africa.
Cultural references need cultural understanding.
https://groovyhistory.com/oompa-loompas-the-original-ones
When I left Facebook a couple of years ago I shared this article referencing research indicating how what we want doesn't always make us happy.
It resurfaced in my consciousness today, as it's a wicked problem I'd like to work more on. The economy is designed to reward people with that they want. But wants can be engineered. Consciously or unconsciously. How can the system accommodate this disconnect without becoming paternalistic?
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-01/what-we-want-doesn-t-always-make-us-happy
@barre @dinkompismia @opassande
Det är bara så svårt att hovra på mobilen ;)
Det skulle förstås kunna vara så att man petar på namnet, men designmässigt vill jag ju gärna ge hjälp till användaren att förstå att det finns mer information.
Just noticing today I can set the language for posts in the web interface! But it would appear most apps haven't updated with this feature yet. Seems this would solve a lot of my worry about people being able to filter out my Swedish posts or vice versa.
@barre @dinkompismia @opassande Ah det där låter ju jättesmart. Har ni sett något liknande som exempel? Känns ju som något man skulle vilja skissa på och lämna in som utvecklingsförslag.
@barre @dinkompismia @opassande
Det finns inte på samma sätt som Twitter. En huvudsaklig anledning till det (baserat på vad jag sett på Github när utveckling diskuterats) är hur ofta just den funktionen bidragit till trakasserier på Twitter: man lyfter en tweet och gör narr av någon.
Här beskrivs lite av problematiken:
https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/5/2/17311616/twitter-retweet-quote-endorsement-function-trolls
You're all special and make me a better person. But the algorithm really, really doesn't. I'll see you when I see you. Take care. ❤️
A video I made in Swedish (with English subtitles available) that explains the problems with QR code logins for people with visual impairments. And offers a solution.
QR code login are becoming very common in Sweden, which is problematic in itself.
Swedish blog post linked from the video page.
@wednesday Thank you Wednesday 🙏
@dinkompismia Haha, så bra sammanfattat!
Kanske talar detta för en rörelse där vi som allt mer lämnar hjälps åt att synliggöra varandra på andra sätt. Jag minns min "blogroll" med värme, den där listan alla hade i högerkolumnen med andra bloggar de rekommenderar. 😊
You're all special and make me a better person. But the algorithm really, really doesn't. I'll see you when I see you. Take care.❤️
axbom.com/bye-bye-algori…
@Silhelm Tack! Ja, det känns som om det är en rörelse nu, om än liten så ändå lite starkare än på länge.